Chicago, Ill. – Editor & Publisher magazine and the International Newspaper Group are launching the inaugural ING/E&P Operations All Star Excellence Awards to be presented at the ING 2020 Leadership Networking Summit, in Chicago, September 18-19.

The Operations All Star Awards is the first product of a collaborative effort between E&P, the venerable, 100+ year trade publication serving the newspaper industry and ING, the progressive networking organization that promotes leadership, excellence, innovation, involvement and recognition in print, distribution and associated segments.

ING’s wildly successful 2019 Leadership Networking Summit event last year, set the stage in 2020 for the Operations All Star Awards concept as formal and well-deserved recognition of the significant role operations executives play in the success and profitability of newspapers’ businesses. The International Newspaper Group positions itself as the only Leadership Networking Event for Newspaper Operations, Production and Logistics Leaders.

Editor & Publisher, which acknowledges the critical importance of Operations Executives in producing and delivering a timely, high quality printed product to newspapers’ consumers, is expanding its news and analysis coverage of the News Publishing Operations sector this year.

Mike Blinder, publisher of E&P, shared his enthusiasm for the new initiative. “We are excited to partner with ING to ignite the marketplace with current, highly relevant content centering on best practices, networking, and idea exchange driven from operational excellence.” Details about the award entries, nominations and other information will be announced within the coming weeks.

The ING 2020 Leadership Networking Summit will be held at The Chicago LondonHouse hotel on the Riverfront in Chicago, on September 18-19. More information about and registration for the event can be found at InternationalNewspaperGroup.org